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BallardScore Scoresheet PDF
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NEUROMUSCULAR MATURITY
MATURITY RATING
SCORE SIGN TOTAL SCORE WEEKS
SIGN
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5 SCORE -10 20
-5 22
Posture
0 24
Square
5 26
Window
10 28
Arm
Recoil 15 30
Popliteal 20 32
Angle 25 34
Scarf 30 36
Sign
35 38
Heel To
40 40
Ear
45 42
TOTAL NEUROMUSCULAR SCORE
50 44
SCORE
SIGN SIGN SCORE Gestation by Dates
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5
M.D. / R.N.
References :
Ballard JL, Khoury JC, Wedig K, et al: New Ballard Score, expanded to include extremely premature
infants. J Pediatrics 1991; 119:417-423.
http://ballardscore.com/Pages/ScoreSheet.aspx